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Never-smoker African–American women suffer more from COPD compared with never-smoker Caucasian women

The prevalence of COPD is increasing; it will be the third leading cause of mortality in the USA by this year, 2020. There is a puzzling increasing trend of COPD in never-smoker black women, which may have relevance for the European situation. http://bit.ly/2ZLkOzR

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sumon, Mahbubur, Mehari, Alem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9488812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32461210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0173-2019
Descripción
Sumario:The prevalence of COPD is increasing; it will be the third leading cause of mortality in the USA by this year, 2020. There is a puzzling increasing trend of COPD in never-smoker black women, which may have relevance for the European situation. http://bit.ly/2ZLkOzR